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that romney had decided to spend a ton of money and win pennsylvania and ohio and he already owned florida. so it's all a done deal. don't believe me? did you watch cnbc's coverage last night? republican after republican came on saying that such a scenario would play out, right up until ohio got called for the president. these people were just plain, out right sellers today. they bought in anticipation of a romney win. they sell on a romney loss. most of my investors will say oh, yeah, hey, sure. let that run its course. i'm not going to sell my gap stores for target, right or wrong. however, i would rebut that we suddenly have a new word. the head of the european central bank mario draghi picked today of all days to say things have worsened dramatically in europe, including germany. that means there's a new sense of urgency to fix the europeanness and we're learning to be wary of the way europeans are going about their "bailouts." here's what the client would say. wait a second. we've been through this before. why do i have to take any action? come on, that's a fool's errand. you're just
that romney had decided to spend a ton of money and win pennsylvania and ohio and he already owned florida. so it's all a done deal. don't believe me? did you watch cnbc's coverage last night? republican after republican came on saying that such a scenario would play out, right up until ohio got called for the president. these people were just plain, out right sellers today. they bought in anticipation of a romney win. they sell on a romney loss. most of my investors will say oh, yeah, hey,...
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if president obama wins the state of florida, the race is over. but mitt romney is very, very much in that game. he needs to win florida, north carolina, and virginia and also win the state of ohio to get from where he is now, he's on track now to win 191 electoral votes. president obama is in line for 251. we're going to have to wait until more votes are counted before we know who gets there. >> >> your thoughts of where we stand and what this means for the economy. >> what you have is, of course, what we do know is that the republicans will hold on to the house of representatives. that the ve increase in the number of republicans committed to not raising taxes that swept into office in 2010, the obama people said oh, 57 of those republicans are in districts that obama carried and they will all be swept out with the tide in 2012. instead what happened was the country reiterated its commitment to a republican house, a house of representatives which as speaker boehner said, is committed to opposing all of obama's tax increase policies. so we have a
if president obama wins the state of florida, the race is over. but mitt romney is very, very much in that game. he needs to win florida, north carolina, and virginia and also win the state of ohio to get from where he is now, he's on track now to win 191 electoral votes. president obama is in line for 251. we're going to have to wait until more votes are counted before we know who gets there. >> >> your thoughts of where we stand and what this means for the economy. >> what...
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the candidates have been crisscrossing the swing states for the last 24 hours -- wisconsin, florida, virginia, ohio, all the places that matter. let's take a look first at the national polls. our last poll shows 48% for obama, 47% for mitt romney. the president inching ahead. the same thing has happened in some other national polls. more importantly for the president, look at the swing state numbers. start with the state of virginia, 13 electoral votes. the president's got a one-point lead, 48-47. in florida, with 29 electoral votes, a state mitt romney absolutely has to have, president obama leads by two points-47. and in ohio, the ultimate hinge point in this election, another state that mitt romney absolutely believes that he needs to have to get to 270 electoral votes. he is down 6, 51-45. now, of course, all of these things depend on how you define likely voters. the romney campaign says the polls are not capturing republican enthusiasm. the proof is going to come tomorrow night. >> in your view, john, what are the odds that we will have a decisive winner come wednesday morning?
the candidates have been crisscrossing the swing states for the last 24 hours -- wisconsin, florida, virginia, ohio, all the places that matter. let's take a look first at the national polls. our last poll shows 48% for obama, 47% for mitt romney. the president inching ahead. the same thing has happened in some other national polls. more importantly for the president, look at the swing state numbers. start with the state of virginia, 13 electoral votes. the president's got a one-point lead,...
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florida too close to call. the polls are closed in florida. onto illinois where obama has taken illinois. as you can see there illinois is going to the president. maine also going to the president tonight. nbc news projecting president obama is the winner of maine. onto maryland where we are also seeing president obama take maryland. and that of course ten electoral votes. >> interesting. the state of massachusetts governor romney's home of course as governor at least being called for barack obama. also home to a very high profile senate race between senator scott brown and elizabeth warren of harvard. the woman who set up consumer protection bureau. mississippi is called for mitt romney. six electoral votes there and the state of missouri too early to call. >> new hampshire, we have been waiting on another hotly contested state. too close to call in new hampshire so far. this is four electoral votes and one of the hotly contested states new hampshire too close to call. new jersey, too early to call at this point. 14 electoral votes. this is a
florida too close to call. the polls are closed in florida. onto illinois where obama has taken illinois. as you can see there illinois is going to the president. maine also going to the president tonight. nbc news projecting president obama is the winner of maine. onto maryland where we are also seeing president obama take maryland. and that of course ten electoral votes. >> interesting. the state of massachusetts governor romney's home of course as governor at least being called for...
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ohio, florida, virginia, and colorado, by a combined total of 300 30,000 votes. now, had mitt romney won those states, we would be talking about what a genius he was. in fact, any other democrat would have lost this election. i think that barack obama is unique. >> i believe so. i believe that barack obama's record was a loser's record, but he managed to win in part because romney was not a great messenger and obama wasn't a great messenger for his ideology. cheryl: i said this, i'll be gentle is coming out and saying that the gop has got to speak more to the middle class. is he right? >> yes, i think there are always ways to improve what you are saying and how you say it. but i don't think it's a fundamental issue. i don't think that the republicans should become more like democrats. therefore, we don't have a two-party system. we just have a big government party. i think republicans have to sharpen the message and i think that they have to practice what they preach. to many of the republican constituents are sort of clamoring for government programs rather than
ohio, florida, virginia, and colorado, by a combined total of 300 30,000 votes. now, had mitt romney won those states, we would be talking about what a genius he was. in fact, any other democrat would have lost this election. i think that barack obama is unique. >> i believe so. i believe that barack obama's record was a loser's record, but he managed to win in part because romney was not a great messenger and obama wasn't a great messenger for his ideology. cheryl: i said this, i'll be...
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nevada, florida, arizona, and california. so we think what we're seeing in miami and hearing about is also something that's consistent with what we're hearing in other sun belt states, which are also starting to recover. >> so if you could choose maybe one or two cities, where would you invest? >> phoenix, las vegas, and florida are all ramping up at an accelerated rate. we expect that to continue too. >> craig, you're miami based, but are you looking to get in on some other hot cities? >> i think if we did anything else right now, we would probably do something internationally. i'm very focused on miami. there are enormous opportunities here, and before i start chasing deals in other cities, i want to definitely avail myself of the opportunities that are here. >> they say the state bird of florida is the crane. yeah, that stunk. craig, thank you. >> actually, it was pretty good. yeah, maybe stunk. "street signs" continues after the break. we're going to look at the markets before we go. ] you are a business pro. governor of
nevada, florida, arizona, and california. so we think what we're seeing in miami and hearing about is also something that's consistent with what we're hearing in other sun belt states, which are also starting to recover. >> so if you could choose maybe one or two cities, where would you invest? >> phoenix, las vegas, and florida are all ramping up at an accelerated rate. we expect that to continue too. >> craig, you're miami based, but are you looking to get in on some other...
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florida still too close to call. during his speech he taouch tou a number of topics. bringing democrats and republicans together in washington to resolve a number of issues. >> i believe we can seize this future together. we are not as divided as our politics suggest. we're not as cynical as pundits believe. we are greater than the sum of our individual ambitions and we remain more than a collection of red states and blue states. we are and forever will be the united states of america. >> so what's next for president obama? obviously the fiscal cliff talks and already we're hearing that house speaker boehner plans on addressing that issue at least initially this afternoon. president obama does return to the white house this afternoon. he has no public events scheduled but i imagine it won't be long before we get an indication of what will happen over the next couple of weeks. one last thought, having covered this campaign and looking at the auto industry, it will be interesting to see what happens with the treasury department's stake in general motors. it's about 25%
florida still too close to call. during his speech he taouch tou a number of topics. bringing democrats and republicans together in washington to resolve a number of issues. >> i believe we can seize this future together. we are not as divided as our politics suggest. we're not as cynical as pundits believe. we are greater than the sum of our individual ambitions and we remain more than a collection of red states and blue states. we are and forever will be the united states of america....
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he was arrested by the fbi this morning at his florida home, we're told, but the two of them worked at cr intrinsic. one reason i'm told cohen is is upset today or as of yesterday is that cr intrinsic was not just an isolated unit, it provided research and trading for other parts of the firm, not just what they were doing specifically. it's very troubling information for the firm and for cohen as well and i agree. it would seem to be another shoe to drop in this ongoing investigation. >> let's also be clear, kate, that neither mr. cohen nor sac itself with accused of any wrong doing. this is a gentleman who works for that unit. we have scott cohn on the phone with us. scott has covered most of the big high profile insider trading cases over the last several years. good to have you on. this is an aggressive u.s. attorney, right? he doesn't mess around. since 2009, he's brought some 72 cases of insider trading. right? >> right. it's worth noting these inv investigations predate him. we're seeing a lot of these investigations being wrapped up as the year comes to an end and prosecutors ha
he was arrested by the fbi this morning at his florida home, we're told, but the two of them worked at cr intrinsic. one reason i'm told cohen is is upset today or as of yesterday is that cr intrinsic was not just an isolated unit, it provided research and trading for other parts of the firm, not just what they were doing specifically. it's very troubling information for the firm and for cohen as well and i agree. it would seem to be another shoe to drop in this ongoing investigation. >>...
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campaigning yesterday was prominent florida republicans including former florida governor jeb bush, joins us now, of all the swing states, governor, florida seems to be one where the romney campaign is feeling pretty good. is that still the case? can you hear us now, governor bush? we'll be back to him in a second, make sure we check our audio. i can tell, when i was staying up in florida he was going like that and i don't think he meant no. i realized then probably the ifp -- >> quick programming note on the bridge issue that we discussed before, only the three-person rule only applies to the henry hudson bridge, lincoln tunnel, triboro, queens boro, anything below 63rd street. coming on the george washington street, harlem river bridge you do not need to have three people. >> which is probably why you see long traffic lines at the gw bridge, that is an issue and why we've seen so much. the hurricane deductibles, new jersey is saying when it hit the shore in new jersey that it was a post tropical cyclone. gentlemen you watch business, what does that mean for the insurance companies if yo
campaigning yesterday was prominent florida republicans including former florida governor jeb bush, joins us now, of all the swing states, governor, florida seems to be one where the romney campaign is feeling pretty good. is that still the case? can you hear us now, governor bush? we'll be back to him in a second, make sure we check our audio. i can tell, when i was staying up in florida he was going like that and i don't think he meant no. i realized then probably the ifp -- >> quick...
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romney has a slight lead in florida, as well. if branstad is right and that enthusiasm carries romney over that is a sign that some of the measurements have been off and likely voter screens have been off but in places like colorado and ohio mitt romney could do better than expected. we don't have reason to know that yet. >> there are a couple of early indicators? >> first state where polls are closing is the state of virginia. president obama carried. it was a breakthrough for president obama to carry it four years ago. both sides invested heavily in the state. shift of population up through northern virginia that are more democrat democratic leaning. you will see the obama campaign believes they have an ever so slight lead. the last poll showed 1 point lead for the president. >> 2.4 points in iowa. are those within the margin of error? >> yes. >> it's hard to say all these things. >> the reason is that if you average statewide polls your margin of error goes way down. >> it is not within the margin. >> what is the margin of err
romney has a slight lead in florida, as well. if branstad is right and that enthusiasm carries romney over that is a sign that some of the measurements have been off and likely voter screens have been off but in places like colorado and ohio mitt romney could do better than expected. we don't have reason to know that yet. >> there are a couple of early indicators? >> first state where polls are closing is the state of virginia. president obama carried. it was a breakthrough for...
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another key state to watch, florida, florida, florida. the most recent polling average showed mitt romney is holding an advantage leading about 50-48. with 29 electoral votes at stake it is a must-win for romney in his path to 270. and it's a state president obama won in 2008. to explain romney's path to victory in florida, we're join the by senator marco rubio. i'm just doing the average of the real clear politics center. actually, your man's up 1.5%. that's all it is, 49.7 versus 48.2. if you can't win florida, pack up and go home, what's your take? >> well, 1.5% in florida as blowout. let's hope it's that much. we feel good about florida, we really do. i mean, as i said, the best way i can put it is i'd rather be us than them. there's a lot of the reasons why we feel good about florida. because the early voting advantage the democrats built up in 2008 isn't there this time around. it's about half, less than half what was they had going in. last year, 2008, going into election day. that manifests -- that's evidence of a lack of enthusia
another key state to watch, florida, florida, florida. the most recent polling average showed mitt romney is holding an advantage leading about 50-48. with 29 electoral votes at stake it is a must-win for romney in his path to 270. and it's a state president obama won in 2008. to explain romney's path to victory in florida, we're join the by senator marco rubio. i'm just doing the average of the real clear politics center. actually, your man's up 1.5%. that's all it is, 49.7 versus 48.2. if you...
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of florida blue, patrick geraghty, joins us. and how's business at 35,000 feet? an update on the nation's airlines as the busy holiday travel season heats up. >> susie: we know these are tough times for businesses to get loans. it's even harder for non- profits. last night, we told you how individual investors are helping to finance local organizations with community investment notes. tonight, diane eastabrook shows us how this investment is creating jobs in one of chicago's poorest neighborhoods. >> reporter: this looks like an ordinary store on the outside, but inside, it's something else. the nonprofit stewards market is three businesses in one. there's king lizzy, a boutique specializing in urban t-shirts, hats, and custom-painted sneakers; a recording studio for budding hip-hop artists; and a business that washes and refills soap and shampoo bottles for hotels. all three provide jobs for at- risk teens and young adults like shevelle walton. >> i was looking for a job probably for, like, i'd say about a year straight. >> reporter: former futures trader rowan
of florida blue, patrick geraghty, joins us. and how's business at 35,000 feet? an update on the nation's airlines as the busy holiday travel season heats up. >> susie: we know these are tough times for businesses to get loans. it's even harder for non- profits. last night, we told you how individual investors are helping to finance local organizations with community investment notes. tonight, diane eastabrook shows us how this investment is creating jobs in one of chicago's poorest...
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florida's democratic party has filed federal lawsuit to extend early voting hours. the lawsuit argues that inadequate pouling facilities in miami-dade, broward, and palm beach counties led to some lines in some cases between six and seven hours long. over a million votes have already been cast in the bellwether state of ohio. the secretary of state says an senn tee voting and early in-person voting have gone smoothly so far this year. absentee voting has gone on track to sur praise that in 2008. >>> boehner has been on a three-day bus tour in his home state. the house speaker says he's relying on long-time republicans in southwest ohio where he's from to deliver the state's 18 electoral votes for mitt romney. >>> new jersey voters displaced by superstorm sandy will be able to cast their votes by i'm. the state is also allowing residents to vote at their county clerk's office. the deadline for ballots is still 8:00 p.m. tuesday. >>> and those are your headlines. "reliable sources" is at the top of the hour. now back to "fareed zakaria gps." >>> sometimes the best way
florida's democratic party has filed federal lawsuit to extend early voting hours. the lawsuit argues that inadequate pouling facilities in miami-dade, broward, and palm beach counties led to some lines in some cases between six and seven hours long. over a million votes have already been cast in the bellwether state of ohio. the secretary of state says an senn tee voting and early in-person voting have gone smoothly so far this year. absentee voting has gone on track to sur praise that in...
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ago in the high fives and low sixes, so whether you're looking at the national association of home floridas index yesterday, marching up to the best levels since may of '06 or starts and permits, i would have to say that i can't tell you if every region is going to have hot housing market as some of the stories i was reading about in miami, but there seems little doubt at least at this point before everybody starts tackling deductions like home mortgage interest, that it's trying to get a bite and trying to grab. rates kicked up maybe a basis point. dollar index under duress and doing better again, the dollar that is on the yen and that has been one of the big trades last several weeks. back to you. >> rick, thank you. steve liesman is standing by in new york and steve the big thing coming up today has to be when bernanke is going to be speaking. we talked earlier about that. what really do you expect to hear today? >> not unrelated to the report we just got, becky, i think that's a good question because i think bernanke is going to be relatively pleased with what's happened to mortgages. i
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i do feel good about florida. >> what makes you feel good about florida? >> i think romney is going to do well on the i-4 corridor but will keep it close enough in the eastern time zone that when the votes come in from the central time zone, northwest florida, for hundreds of thousands of people vote, they will roll up a big margin for romney and it will overcome whatever small margin, if any, obama gets out of the eastern half the state. >> sounded a little to me, i'm playing psychologist here, probably bad thing to do, that your knees are knocking a little bit over virginia. and i would dare say, if governor romney doesn't carry virginia, he isn't going to carry. >> very hard for him to win without virginia. it's not impossible but it's very hard. i think virginia is going to be very, very close. i think it's going to be razor thin. i would rather have romney's hand in virginia than obama's because -- >> governor barbour, it's brian sullivan in rockefeller center, sorry to jump in, sir. >> that's all right. >> i'm also from virginia and understand the by
i do feel good about florida. >> what makes you feel good about florida? >> i think romney is going to do well on the i-4 corridor but will keep it close enough in the eastern time zone that when the votes come in from the central time zone, northwest florida, for hundreds of thousands of people vote, they will roll up a big margin for romney and it will overcome whatever small margin, if any, obama gets out of the eastern half the state. >> sounded a little to me, i'm playing...
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florida's importance critical, the time and the money they spent here in florida. only ohio has been visited more with each campaign spending more advertising dollars in florida than in any other state. as for the main concern, no matter who they support, florida's struggling economy. >> i considered romney for a short while until i realized he doesn't have a plan that's detailed. if you expect somebody to be successful there has to be a plan. when i luke at what happened in the country the last four years, i see all positive indicators across the board. >> economic policies, they are, i think, vastly superior, the vision that obama has led up for the country, more fiscally responsible plan that will get the country back on track. >> florida's unemployment rate stands at 8.7%, above the national average. it's been hard hit by a couple of things, most notably the housing bubble and also more recently, its tourist industry has been impacted by the weakness we are seeing in europe. floridians, you might recall, aren't used to lagging any national averages when it come
florida's importance critical, the time and the money they spent here in florida. only ohio has been visited more with each campaign spending more advertising dollars in florida than in any other state. as for the main concern, no matter who they support, florida's struggling economy. >> i considered romney for a short while until i realized he doesn't have a plan that's detailed. if you expect somebody to be successful there has to be a plan. when i luke at what happened in the country...
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. >>> we can finally call florida for president obama. you can see that he won by just a hair over 70,000 votes. >> here is the matt. president obama ended with 332 electoral votes. mitt romney got 206, but the bigger machine really here was eight. that is the number of toss-up states captured by the president. that is a clean sweep. and while the presidential race is officially over in florida, one of the state's congressional races is still undecided. the latest totals show a close race between first term republican congressman alan west and his democratic challenger patrick murphy. with murphy edging west by a mere 2,400 votes, results will officially be certified next tuesday and while murphy has claimed victory, west has yet to concede. the west-murphy race is one of the most expensive for a house seat. the federal election commission and the center for responsive politics are reporting west raised $17 million through mid-october, while murphy raised $3.7 million. >>> after scenes like this one where voters waited in long lines for h
. >>> we can finally call florida for president obama. you can see that he won by just a hair over 70,000 votes. >> here is the matt. president obama ended with 332 electoral votes. mitt romney got 206, but the bigger machine really here was eight. that is the number of toss-up states captured by the president. that is a clean sweep. and while the presidential race is officially over in florida, one of the state's congressional races is still undecided. the latest totals show a...
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florida, as well. we know now north carolina and, of course, iowa. >> larry, he needs 21 votes. >> yeah. there's a pattern. i mean, let's face it. there's a pattern here. and whether you're romney supporter or not, you got to look at this thing. the pattern spills over into the u.s. senate also. and the only place that was immune was the house of representatives. republicans kept the house. but i think nationally there's a pattern. i mean, i think mr. romney will do well if he can hold some of these florida, virginias. i'm not sure he can to be honest with you. >> i just think about if the -- let's say we end up where we were, the same split in the house and the democrats get the -- is the republican party going to be satisfied being there? >> that's the big question. >> does it mean a big change? i saw some republican pundits say this should be the end of the gop punditry class because of all the money that was spent, really would have gone for naught if romney does not win the presidency here. then i
florida, as well. we know now north carolina and, of course, iowa. >> larry, he needs 21 votes. >> yeah. there's a pattern. i mean, let's face it. there's a pattern here. and whether you're romney supporter or not, you got to look at this thing. the pattern spills over into the u.s. senate also. and the only place that was immune was the house of representatives. republicans kept the house. but i think nationally there's a pattern. i mean, i think mr. romney will do well if he can...
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sectors in the atlanta region for example there is a particular focus on tourism of course you have florida there where as the energy industry is highlighted somewhere like dallas and kansas city and that region you'll hear a lot about farming so staffers at each of the twelve regional banks all these banks you see here they compile the information after contacting businesses economists and other financial experts by phone through questionnaires and just plain old e-mail now the businesses range from retailers and home builders to hotels and restaurant owners and the questions if you want to know what they call up and ask here are some examples from the atlanta fed that we've got so please describe the proportion of your workforce that's part time or temporary compared to this time last year what's your outlook for growth in your business over the next three to six months now the fed staff produces a number of books for the f o m c that are known by color so you know it's not just the beige book the beige book was originally the red book and the red book discuss specific companies and it ac
sectors in the atlanta region for example there is a particular focus on tourism of course you have florida there where as the energy industry is highlighted somewhere like dallas and kansas city and that region you'll hear a lot about farming so staffers at each of the twelve regional banks all these banks you see here they compile the information after contacting businesses economists and other financial experts by phone through questionnaires and just plain old e-mail now the businesses...
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the president also has florida, ohio, colorado on his schedule. and mitt romney was in des moines, iowa this morning. later on today, he'll rally in ohio, pennsylvania, and virginia. stay with cnn. we'll have live coverage from the campaign trail all day. >>> now for the latest on the superstorm, sandy. the storm is blamed for at least 111 deaths in the u.s. meantime shall as survivors try to recover, thousands of people still without power dealing with the cold now. forecasters say temperatures are expected to drop below freezing tonight and tomorrow evening. and sandwiches of comfort, we'll meet a lady making thousands to help out the victims. now back to fareed zakaria i can't gps. >>> sometimes the best way to think about big events, elections, crises, wars, is to step back and learn what we can from the past. that's why i brought together three of my favorite historians do just that and to help us figure out how the past can inform the present in this election. my guests are edmund morris. he has a new book out called "this living hand." sean
the president also has florida, ohio, colorado on his schedule. and mitt romney was in des moines, iowa this morning. later on today, he'll rally in ohio, pennsylvania, and virginia. stay with cnn. we'll have live coverage from the campaign trail all day. >>> now for the latest on the superstorm, sandy. the storm is blamed for at least 111 deaths in the u.s. meantime shall as survivors try to recover, thousands of people still without power dealing with the cold now. forecasters say...
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we are still waiting on ohio, virginia, and florida. still waiting on nevada and still waiting to hear from president obama and mitt romney. >> a lot of unknowns. of course nbc news projecting barack obama winning a re-election. take a short break. we will be right back with more coverage. >>> nbc news has projected that barack obama has won re-election. just minutes ago the obama camp added the battleground state of colorado. nbc news also projecting democrats retain control in the senate while republicans hold on to the house. >> there were a number of interesting initiatives on state ballots tonight. michelle is looking at the results. >> let's talk about pot. legalization of pot. there are three different states where they were not talking medical marijn. full on legalization of pot as if it were alcohol. you got to be 21, show id and be subject to duis. colorado has voted yes to legalize pot. and yes is the projected winner in washington state where they, too, have voted to legalize state. we are still waiting to hear from oregon.
we are still waiting on ohio, virginia, and florida. still waiting on nevada and still waiting to hear from president obama and mitt romney. >> a lot of unknowns. of course nbc news projecting barack obama winning a re-election. take a short break. we will be right back with more coverage. >>> nbc news has projected that barack obama has won re-election. just minutes ago the obama camp added the battleground state of colorado. nbc news also projecting democrats retain control in...
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two-point lead for the president in florida. one-point lead in virginia. big hill for mitt romney to claim clitomorrow night. >>> let's go to the finance.yahoo.com poll. the aftermath from sandy. do you think the pace of the recovery will help or hurt either candidate? go to vote at finance.yahoo.com. josh, do you think at this point the voters especially in our north carolina of the woods will use this storm as an issue as they cast their ballots or not? >> it is certainly going to be a matter of consequence but the real important question here is turnout. how many voters are actually going to come out. what we've seen based on historic evidence with regard to weather patterns is that one inch of rain decreased turnout by about one percentage point. after a storm like this, this gives us a baseline with which to work with for new jersey, new york and connecticut. >> let me push back a little bit. i live in new jersey, yet i come down to lower manhattan every day to go to work. i've seen both states deal with this crisis. i have found it to be somewhat of
two-point lead for the president in florida. one-point lead in virginia. big hill for mitt romney to claim clitomorrow night. >>> let's go to the finance.yahoo.com poll. the aftermath from sandy. do you think the pace of the recovery will help or hurt either candidate? go to vote at finance.yahoo.com. josh, do you think at this point the voters especially in our north carolina of the woods will use this storm as an issue as they cast their ballots or not? >> it is certainly going...
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most of florida will close the at 7:00. the western part of the panhandle is in the central time zone, so that will close an hour later. 123 states follow at 9:00 p.m. and at 11:00, the rest of the west coast states will finish out including california. alaska will round everything out at 1:00 a.m. you can see that handy little chart there. here's another chart that gives you a sense of the official nbc projections tonight. 270 electoral college votes are needed to win and, yes, it is not the popular vote that matters. it is the lector are ral college vote that matters. 237, this is what nbc is proceed correcting currently for bal. you can see on the map the states blue are those expected to give all of their votes to him. romney we're projecting 206 votes. in yellow, these are the key swing states. nbc sees eight of them for the time being and the most important one probably to watch is, yes, ohio. right here. not far from virginia which is probe the second most important. maybe colorado over here, the third. but in ohio,
most of florida will close the at 7:00. the western part of the panhandle is in the central time zone, so that will close an hour later. 123 states follow at 9:00 p.m. and at 11:00, the rest of the west coast states will finish out including california. alaska will round everything out at 1:00 a.m. you can see that handy little chart there. here's another chart that gives you a sense of the official nbc projections tonight. 270 electoral college votes are needed to win and, yes, it is not the...
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florida remains a toss-up. clearly not going to make a difference to the overall outcome. 270, that was the number to reesm we knew once we started to get the results from ohio, that it was going in barack obama's way decisively. yes, 303 to barack obama 206 to mitt romney. >> but the race for the white house wasn't the only major contest as control of congress was also up for grabs. the democrats held on to the senate picking up two additional seats in massachusetts, where elizabeth warren beat the incumbent scott brown. in indiana, congressman joe donnelly beat the controversial richard mourdock. congress remains divides republicans maintain their control over the house of representatives. romney's running mate paul ryan won his re-election campaign for his house seat. >> joining us for more analysis is ron freeman. ron, good morning. >> good morning, kelly. >> ron, what's your initial reaction here to the outcome? what's the biggest impact this is going to have on policy? >> i think the biggest impact it wil
florida remains a toss-up. clearly not going to make a difference to the overall outcome. 270, that was the number to reesm we knew once we started to get the results from ohio, that it was going in barack obama's way decisively. yes, 303 to barack obama 206 to mitt romney. >> but the race for the white house wasn't the only major contest as control of congress was also up for grabs. the democrats held on to the senate picking up two additional seats in massachusetts, where elizabeth...
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of the florida recant. hanging chad? the presidential race in ohio it is as close as we expect we could have another recount for pro year to sort out we have judge napolitano you want this to happen? >> it it is my sicily and skepticism. jersey you can e-mail or you can write it been? >> it it is challenging because of the hurricane and other procedures two fax or e-mail i voted on saturday the first time in my life to vote early because the doublemint authorized it. norman would drive here then comeback that it is probably not the issue to impede the final results -- results it will be the inability of the state to declare a winner. democrats will say the local election board would not let them vote if they are greater than the difference between the two then you have a challenge to the outcome. of it it is small and one takes ohio convincingly board by a greater number than disputed than they are disputed forever. lori: what it is the likelihood each side it is already employer ring up? >> when i first covered this in
of the florida recant. hanging chad? the presidential race in ohio it is as close as we expect we could have another recount for pro year to sort out we have judge napolitano you want this to happen? >> it it is my sicily and skepticism. jersey you can e-mail or you can write it been? >> it it is challenging because of the hurricane and other procedures two fax or e-mail i voted on saturday the first time in my life to vote early because the doublemint authorized it. norman would...
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of course, the news broke earlier today that the manhattan attorney's office is bringing him in from florida to face these allegations that he's in the center of a $276 million trading scheme, the largest ever. back to you. liz: not involved in a negative way, but had to be questioned, and now he'll continue to help with the investigation. david: mystery phrase, by the way, from the charge, portfolio manager a, and the question is whether that is cohen, and the suspicion is that it is. breesht it. a -- appreciate it. a group of militaries telling the white house the rich should pay higher taxes. we have one of the folks. google employee ron garret. liz: a small business owner who says the health care law is good for his little shop. find out why. log on to facebook.com/afterthebell, click the "like" button, and what do you think? can businesses absorb the law? should they have to? looks like they'll have to. will they be able to? ♪ ♪ ♪ [ engine revs ] ♪ [ male announcer ] oh what fun it is to ride. get the mercedes-benz on your wish list at the winter event going onow -- but hurry, t
of course, the news broke earlier today that the manhattan attorney's office is bringing him in from florida to face these allegations that he's in the center of a $276 million trading scheme, the largest ever. back to you. liz: not involved in a negative way, but had to be questioned, and now he'll continue to help with the investigation. david: mystery phrase, by the way, from the charge, portfolio manager a, and the question is whether that is cohen, and the suspicion is that it is. breesht...
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look at the state of florida. one that mitt romney is counting on as a lynchpin of the base. 29 electoral votes. president obama up among likely voters 49-47. in ohio, the state most look at as the potential tipping point. president obama has a six-point lead. he's gone hard on the auto bailout and hitting mitt romney. that's a point of contention. because ohio has been such a tough nut for the romney campaign to crack, that's a reason they are making a late play into pennsylvania. it depends on turnout organization, especially the composition of the electorate. what portion of white voters versus hispanics. definitely a lower level of intensity and young people. barack obama dominates among young people. mitt romney among seniors who are more motivated to vote. how much will that carry the day? we'll find out tomorrow. >> if you're looking for an early tell tomorrow, if you could only look at one state early on, virginia. if it's decisive either way does that suggest the rest of the night collapses in that direct
look at the state of florida. one that mitt romney is counting on as a lynchpin of the base. 29 electoral votes. president obama up among likely voters 49-47. in ohio, the state most look at as the potential tipping point. president obama has a six-point lead. he's gone hard on the auto bailout and hitting mitt romney. that's a point of contention. because ohio has been such a tough nut for the romney campaign to crack, that's a reason they are making a late play into pennsylvania. it depends...
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that's north carolina and florida. all the others, iowa, colorado, new hampshire, ohio, the rest of that set of battle ground states are all leading for obama. now, many of them are close, but if mitt romney only carries florida and north carolina among those battleground states, he's only 235 electoral votes. what he has to do is put together in this final sprint victories in states like virginia, like in ohio, like wisconsin, like colorado. that's the way he could get to 270 electoral votes. we'll see whether the two candidates turn out machines produce the way they have hoped they will. and i talked to someone in the romney campaign today who said the polls have simply not captured the republican intensity. we'll find out tomorrow whether that intensity is actually superior to the democrats. >>. >> thank you. candidates battling it out into the final hour, for sure. what is wall street expecting to see from president romney versus candidate romney? will he be harder on china? a lot of questions. >> mike satolli from
that's north carolina and florida. all the others, iowa, colorado, new hampshire, ohio, the rest of that set of battle ground states are all leading for obama. now, many of them are close, but if mitt romney only carries florida and north carolina among those battleground states, he's only 235 electoral votes. what he has to do is put together in this final sprint victories in states like virginia, like in ohio, like wisconsin, like colorado. that's the way he could get to 270 electoral votes....
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reuters reports similar margins in florida, virginia, colorado and ohio. governor romney will be spending the day campaigning in florida and virginia, finishing with a final rally in manchester, new hampshire, and then president obama will be campaigning in wisconsin, ohio and iowa. we also have an update on sandy. millions in new york and new jersey are still without power as a result of superstorm sandy. this is creating problems at the gas pump as residents struggle to keep cars and generators fueled. for the first time in 30 years a gas rationing system is in effect now throughout 12 new jersey counties. we'll get an update on the fuel supply problems in a few minutes from john eichberger, director of motor fuels at the national association of convenience stores. let's get a quick check on the markets, ahead, 24 hours away from the elections here dow jones looks like it would open 34 points lower, s&p 500 off a little over four points and the nasdaq would be off about ten points. let's take a trip overseas to see what's going on in asia, a little bit d
reuters reports similar margins in florida, virginia, colorado and ohio. governor romney will be spending the day campaigning in florida and virginia, finishing with a final rally in manchester, new hampshire, and then president obama will be campaigning in wisconsin, ohio and iowa. we also have an update on sandy. millions in new york and new jersey are still without power as a result of superstorm sandy. this is creating problems at the gas pump as residents struggle to keep cars and...
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you're not looking at one florida. you may look at seven. >> going back to the original question that i asked you about volatility of the markets and pricing of the 20-point to 30-point move on s&p 500 seems when we get a winner as you say, it will be a surprise in the markets because it's been so close to the very end. if we don't get a winner, it will also create volatility. either way we're in for a big move on the s&p 500 tomorrow. >> i think it will be bigger if you don't get a winner. you'll get a sigh of relief rally if you do get some kind of winner initially. >> art, thanks. good to see you. art cashin. tax reform obviously a key point of contention in the election. what federal tax rate would you pay if mitt romney were to win? what if the president won re-election? we'll talk to jim stewart of "the new york times" talking about some numbers and what it means for your finances next. >>> plus, the east coast is bracing for another nor'easter storm tomorrow. just one week after hurricane sandy. so will it imped
you're not looking at one florida. you may look at seven. >> going back to the original question that i asked you about volatility of the markets and pricing of the 20-point to 30-point move on s&p 500 seems when we get a winner as you say, it will be a surprise in the markets because it's been so close to the very end. if we don't get a winner, it will also create volatility. either way we're in for a big move on the s&p 500 tomorrow. >> i think it will be bigger if you...
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the greatest amount has been spent here in florida. now, if you come back to me and look over my left shoulders, we are here at the henry gardens here in orlando, fairly quiet here, no long lines, there were lines this morning, they have cleared up, but i believe we have some aerial video of other long lines in orange county and that's critical. heavy voter turnout among the 50-plus group gives it to romney. the 50 below age group, of course, favors president obama. guys, back to you? >> mary, thank you very much for that. certainly feels like lines are the new normal these days. >>> nevada is another state to watch. las vegas has had more political tv ads than any other city in the nation. and the candidates have been stumping there every single week. jane wells is stomping the ground there is as well. jane? >> reporter: i'm outside caesars palace, las vegas is packed, obviously everybody voted early or not voting at all we talk about nevada, we talk about the gaming companies and some ceos have contributed to mitt romney. all of them
the greatest amount has been spent here in florida. now, if you come back to me and look over my left shoulders, we are here at the henry gardens here in orlando, fairly quiet here, no long lines, there were lines this morning, they have cleared up, but i believe we have some aerial video of other long lines in orange county and that's critical. heavy voter turnout among the 50-plus group gives it to romney. the 50 below age group, of course, favors president obama. guys, back to you? >>...
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new york and connecticut and this case centers upon a gentleman who was arrested by the fbi at his florida home this morning. he allegedly got inside information about an alzheimer's drug on trial in 2006 and 2007 being conducted jointly and he passed on that information to said hedge fund resulting in the ill gotten gains and in the process committed securities fraud among other accusations. we'll bring you more details as we have in this news just out this morning and there's a press conference later today at about 12:30. we'll bring you details. >> all right. already a busy month. thank you for that. we'll see you later on today. >>> big box retailer best buy reporting weaker than expected numbers just days before the unexpected start to the holiday season. for how much longer will it cut into profits? you won't want to miss what meg whitman has to say about that quarter and the autonomy write off at 10:40 eastern time. tdd#: 1-800-345-2550 this morning, i'm going to trade in hong kong. tdd#: 1-800-345-2550 after that, it's on to germany. tdd#: 1-800-345-2550 then tonight, i'm trading 9
new york and connecticut and this case centers upon a gentleman who was arrested by the fbi at his florida home this morning. he allegedly got inside information about an alzheimer's drug on trial in 2006 and 2007 being conducted jointly and he passed on that information to said hedge fund resulting in the ill gotten gains and in the process committed securities fraud among other accusations. we'll bring you more details as we have in this news just out this morning and there's a press...
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obama's going to visit colorado, iowa, wisconsin, ohio, virginia, new hampshire, and florida. and an almost identical tour for romney excepts he swaps florida in favor of, get this, pennsylvania. very interesting. now you're going to be looking, there it is, live pictures of westchester, ohio, where a mitt romney rally is under way. tens of thousands there, and lines to come into the rally stretch out for six blocks. this is interesting. does team romney see an opening there? let's talk here now is democratic strategist robert shrum, columnist for "the daily beast" and ed rogers, republican strategist and former bush 41 deputy assistant. gentlemen, welcome back. >> good to be here. >> i want to begin with this thought. not the jobs thing. the jobs thing is too inconclusive. what is so interesting is the aftermath, the immediate aftermath of the hurricane has turned out to be far worse, difficult. people die. gasoline lines. 1970 style stuff. somebody has to bear the blame for that even though it may be unfair. people are in an ugly mood about the aftermath of this storm, bob s
obama's going to visit colorado, iowa, wisconsin, ohio, virginia, new hampshire, and florida. and an almost identical tour for romney excepts he swaps florida in favor of, get this, pennsylvania. very interesting. now you're going to be looking, there it is, live pictures of westchester, ohio, where a mitt romney rally is under way. tens of thousands there, and lines to come into the rally stretch out for six blocks. this is interesting. does team romney see an opening there? let's talk here...
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. >> john, i'm told that did not pass in south florida. it was proposed but didn't pass and the total cost per gas station is $8,000 to $10,000 for the prewiring and the generator. seems like they would have made that over the last couple of weekends, if they had had it. anyway, to not worry about losing the power when you don't have it is the only thing i can -- like this last storm it's like hey, neighborhood doesn't have power anyway. you can't do anything to us at this point. john hofmeister, appreciate it. thanks. >>> coming up, policy decisions from the bank of england and the european central bank, two important announcements from europe that are still ahead this morning. bob, these projections... they're... optimistic. productivity up, costs down, time to market reduced... those are good things. upstairs, they will see fantasy. not fantasy... logistics. ups came in, analyzed our supply chain, inventory systems... ups? ups. not fantasy? who would have thought? i did. we did, bob. we did. got it. impact wool exports from new zealand,
. >> john, i'm told that did not pass in south florida. it was proposed but didn't pass and the total cost per gas station is $8,000 to $10,000 for the prewiring and the generator. seems like they would have made that over the last couple of weekends, if they had had it. anyway, to not worry about losing the power when you don't have it is the only thing i can -- like this last storm it's like hey, neighborhood doesn't have power anyway. you can't do anything to us at this point. john...
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and thunderstorms over florida. plus we may even see a little bit more rain than what we have here across southern virginia, north carolina, especially later on in the day. this is going to make a fast transition up the east coast, as we get in towards wednesday. temperatures won't be incredibly cold in the south. as a matter of fact, 50s, 60s, 70s, whether you're in the rain or not will be even slate. here's the timing on wednesday, getting into more of the storm because really tuesday's issues are going to be virginia and florida in terms of how the weather's going to impact. but florida, of course, will be out of that on wednesday. but virginia, you'll be in this. parts of new jersey. notice here, we will bring all this rain, all the way up into new england as well. and this will be heavy wind-swept rain. those areas trying to get power back on may have to deal with rain. one of the new things we're looking at here with these models is the fact that the low itself has tracked a little bit farther to the east. so
and thunderstorms over florida. plus we may even see a little bit more rain than what we have here across southern virginia, north carolina, especially later on in the day. this is going to make a fast transition up the east coast, as we get in towards wednesday. temperatures won't be incredibly cold in the south. as a matter of fact, 50s, 60s, 70s, whether you're in the rain or not will be even slate. here's the timing on wednesday, getting into more of the storm because really tuesday's...
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>> becky it happens after every hurricane whether on the gulf coast, florida and unfortunately in the metropolitan area in new york. the supply siders are doing everything they know how to do. so you broaden utility crews from across the country, trying to get electricity restored, the oil companies are doing everything they can do within the limits of safety, and regulation to get supply out to the public. we also have to do something different on the demand management side. what's happening is that the demand side is descending into chaos and you see it in the gas lines. this could get to gunfire if it continues in the way it's going now. my recommendation is for the governors of new jersey, new york and connecticut, come together, go to an odd/even rationing plan, cut the demand in half every day by going to odd/even rationing. >> based on your driver's license or based on the -- >> based on the license plate. >> like we did back in the '70s. >> exactly. so you've cut the demand in half by definition of what numbers on your car license plate. take care of the service providers, tax
>> becky it happens after every hurricane whether on the gulf coast, florida and unfortunately in the metropolitan area in new york. the supply siders are doing everything they know how to do. so you broaden utility crews from across the country, trying to get electricity restored, the oil companies are doing everything they can do within the limits of safety, and regulation to get supply out to the public. we also have to do something different on the demand management side. what's...